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 * [[image:american_flag.jpg width="150" height="114"]] __Sixth Amendment__ [[image:American_Flag_Panel_Stained_Glass.jpg width="245" height="245" align="right"]]

The sixth amendment states that all accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial. This is done with the impartial jury. They are the ones who decide if those accused are not guilty or guilty. the accused also have a right to a lawyer. The lawyer speaks with the judge in order to defend the ones accused. If the one that is accused cannot afford one of these lawyers, then it is up to the government to give him or her one.

__Questions__**

backrounds.**
 * **It was created to establish specific rights for those accused of criminal actions by the government.**
 * **it basicaly establishes rights to a speedy and public trial, right to a jury, right to an attorney**
 * **it was ratified on December 15, 1791.**
 * **An example is the Sean Bell case. To learn more click on the link seen on the bottom**
 * **James Madison, our 4th president of the U.S., had created this amendment**
 * **In fact he had created the first ten amendments** [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:MCqzzZgMg2mZgM:http://www.visitingdc.com/images/james-madison-picture.jpg width="109" height="102" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.visitingdc.com/images/james-madison-picture.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.visitingdc.com/president/james-madison-picture.htm&h=348&w=375&sz=20&hl=en&start=12&tbnid=MCqzzZgMg2mZgM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJames%2Bmadison%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive"]]
 * **They are known as the Bill of Rights**
 * **During 1791, the first 10 ammendments were being ratified as the Bill Of Rights. This bill was ratified because certain states did not want to accept the Constitution.**
 * **The problems this ammendment tried to solve was that everyone was treated fairly.**
 * this basically means that judges or officers wouldn't play favorites and give harsher or lighter punishments based on


 * __Current Events

Sean Bell:__** http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/nyregion/19cnd-bell.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=f583b06fe48fb0&ex=117444960024


 * This article is about a 23 year old named Sean Bell who got killed of the police. The police had shot a fullisade of 50 bullets and penetrated Sean. Three detectives were charged with manslaughter. The third had plaeaded not guilty but was still charged. Reverend Al Sharpton had thought that this death was unfair and was wrong. His fiancee was especially sad because Sean and her were about to get married. This article gave me a couple of emotions. I was really mad because he had no reason to die. I would agree with Sharpton because people shouldn't be shot without reason. Also I thought this article was very sad because he left behind his fiancee who broke out in tears after she heard that he died.**

__**Justice on hold in quadruple murdle trial**__
 * Brian Nichols is on trial for a rape at Country Courthouse. He stole a sheriffs gun and then he went on a killing ramp page. Brian Nichols shot the trial judge, the court reporter, a second deputy and later that night he killed a federal agent. Brian Nichols was in a made-for-TV-movie twist, and he had surrendered after he was kepping a young woman hostage for about 2 hours in her apartmen in Atlanta. He will have to face the death penalty if he is convicted of capital murder, and that result is what delayed his trial 5 times. The state said after spending 1.5 million on the indigent of his defense. There is no money left to defend him from a fund of indigents provited by Georgia Defender Standards Council.**

This current event happened not to long ago and was brought up again. Apperently a local ex-lawyer by the name of Mr. Perez- Olivio and his wife were driving late at night when a Hispanic gunman and 3 other men forced Perez to bring his car to a halt, got out of his car into theirs and shot both of them. But Mr. Perez was not badly wounded and was still able to drive to the closest hospital where his wife, Peggy, died 2 days later. But evidence did not match up because how was he able to describe the gunman in such detail and a gun was found in a nearby lake but without a serial number. Perez was charged with second-degree murder after pleading innocent. He was not able to retrieve bail money. In my opinion I agree that he is guilty because I dont understand how he was able to drive afetr being shot along with the rest of the reasons. I believe this was a setup because the supposedly "Hispanic gunman" was never found. This represents the sixth ammendment because although he used to be a lawyer himself he was not give special treatment but a speedy trialas everyone who is being accused is entitled to.
 * __Westchester Lawyer Charged With Wife's 2006 Shooting Death__**